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The University of Miami
- January 22, 2011
- Top 50 Colleges
- Posted by Ilija Damjanovic
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The University of Miami was founded in 1925 as a private, non-sectarian educational institution. Its main campus is in Coral gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper and a research facility for oceanography on Virginia key.
The number of current student enrollments is fifteen thousand six hundred and twenty nine.
These students were enrolled in around one hundred and fifteen undergraduate, one hundred and fourteen masters, fifty one doctoral and two professional areas of study.
These students pertain to fifty states and one hundred and fifty foreign countries. The number of faculty staff is around thirteen thousand.
Each academic unit has its own research component.
University of Miami has a large library with more than three million volumes and also has a sizeable holding of Cuban music and heritage.
UM offers a wide range of student activities including a student newspaper and a radio station. There are also athletic teams; the football team of the University of Miami has won five national championships.
UM was charted by a group of citizens in 1925 so that it could offer opportunities for inter-American studies and further creative work in arts and letter, and also to conduct teaching and research programs in tropical studies.
In 1925 George E. Merrick gifted 160 acres and around five million dollars with which the University of Miami was founded with a charter of Circuit Court for Dade County. In the next fifteen years the university would barley make ends meet due to a collapse in the land boom.
Campus:
The main campus of the university spans over 260 acres in the southern part of the city of Miami. Most of the university’s academic programs are located on this main campus. It has seven schools and two colleges including a law school.
Other programs that include bilingual continuing and international education are offered at the Koubek centre, James L. Knight center and the south and Richmond campuses in the southwest.
Main Programs:
In 1932, the University of Miami filed for bankruptcy. As a result, the Board of regents was replaced by a board of trustees. The university managed to get through these early difficulties and added the school of law in 1928, the school of business administration in 1929, the school of education in 1929 and the graduate school in 1941. In addition to these, the university also added a Marine laboratory, school of engineering and school of medicine.
Following are the programs offered by the University of Miami
• English
• Geography & Regional Studies
• History
• International Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Studies
• Mathematics
• Philosophy
• Sociology
Master of Public Administration
• Political Science
Master of Fine Arts
• Art
• Creative Writing
Master of Science
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Med. Informatics
• Physics
• Psychology
Doctor of Philosophy
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• English
• History
• International Studies
• Mathematics
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Psychology
• Romance Studies (MLL)
• Sociology
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Address, Contact Details & Other Information:
University of Miami
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33124
General information: (305) 284-2211
Website: www.miami.edu/
Type: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Awards offered: Less than one year certificate
One but less than two years certificate
Bachelor`s degree
Post baccalaureate certificate
Master`s degree
Post-master`s certificate
Doctor`s degree – research/scholarship
Doctor`s degree – professional practice
Campus setting: Suburb: Large
Campus housing: Yes
Student population: 15,629 (10,370 undergraduate)
Student-to-faculty ratio: 11 to 1
